1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/util-linux/dmesg.c b/util-linux/dmesg.c
index e543446c1..50e8a0fce 100644
--- a/util-linux/dmesg.c
+++ b/util-linux/dmesg.c
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ int dmesg_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                 OPT_r = 1 << 3
         };
 
-        opt_complementary = "s+:n+"; /* numeric */
-        opts = getopt32(argv, "cs:n:r", &len, &level);
+        opts = getopt32(argv, "cs:+n:+r", &len, &level);
         if (opts & OPT_n) {
                 if (klogctl(8, NULL, (long) level))
                         bb_perror_msg_and_die("klogctl");